Not with Kirchen this season - and the results I referred to was almost all GC's in stageraces containing up to several mountainous stages (whereof he won a sizeable bit)

And people don't get all upset about this, I love this story too - I'd just hate to see Kirchen taking a podium in all PT stageraces and Rogers too. You completely misinterpet my intentions - I am trying to help keep this story as interesting as it is now, not ditch it

But let's not do this anymore, it's ruining the thread.


Great updates, btw alex

I must say that I love the picture with Sella winning, even though he's a doper. The picture is really beautiful

thanks. First I wanted to take a picture from front but then I saw how the soon was shinning and couldn't resist

I love when you can catch it like that. Also, when you do, you have so many angles to deal with

Giro d'Italia Stage 10


Boom is in the breakway.


But after some attacks on the last climb the situation in the race was...


Cunego and Gesink were first to pass the mountain


Pellizotti and Boom were after them


Pellizotti is caught by a favourites group on the downhill. The same will happen with the other 3 riders that were still in front, Boom, Gesink and Cunego


Gesink makes an attack on the flat section and only a few riders can ago after him


Though the one who is leading before the last kilometre is Garzelli


Schleck, Gesink and Sella are in the chasing group. No Cunego there and he could lose his jersey


Sella is coming really fast in the last metres


But Garzelli takes his second stage in a row. Still Sella won something, he's the new pink jersey wearer!


Rogers couldn't make an attack on the climb, he did that on the last flat section of the stage and lost his top10 place overallfor only one second


Stage
1. Stefano Garzelli Euskaltel - Euskadi 4h00'13
2. Emanuele Sella CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
3. Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
4. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
5. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
6. Gilberto Simoni Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 34
8. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
9. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
10. David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.

Overall
1. Emanuele Sella CSF Group - Navigare 39h21'36
2. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 12
3. Robert Gesink Rabobank + 24
4. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 50
5. Gilberto Simoni Astana Cycling Team + 1'38
6. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 1'59
7. Stefano Garzelli Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'16
8. Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 2'39
9. Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 2'46
10. David López Caisse d'Epargne + 3'57

Points
1. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia 82
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 76
3. Lars Boom Team Columbia 68

Mountain
1. Damiano Cunego Lampre 19
2. Lars Boom Team Columbia 16
3. Simone Masciarelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 15

Young: Robert Gesink Rabobank
Teams: Saunier Duval - Scott

It's not looking to good in the points category for your team is it?

I still could lose it as there more mountain stages than flat stages I think and another chance is that Cavendish or Van Emden crack in the mountains and be disqualifed.

Lets hope not, but it's great that you have a top 3 atm. Good luck

thanks Cunego has 66 so Boom will be out of there next stage.

Unlucky with Rogers. Hope he can soon reclaim his top10 place in the GC.

Lopez is easy to beat I think but Schleck and Pozzovivo who felt in a previous stage can take that away from me as they are way better climbers.

Garzelli riding for a basqueteam? this is getting wild B)

This is what I was talking about..reason why I dont play second season..
..and this also reminded me my young nephew..who was playing fifa once..he had all best what you can get in one team (Real madrid)..then he had so much material that he but Figo has goalie..

Volta a Catalunya Stage 3


The breakaway.


With 30km to go after the escapes were caught because of the strong wind the pack was split into 2 main groups


And soon the first group had more than 1 minute advantage over the second one


Gerdemann tries to place Eisel in the final sprint but it looks like he has no chance


7 riders are in front...


Gerdemann tries to catch them but Eisel isn't in his slipstream


The Austrian Champs is lost in the first pack group lead by Tankink


Though that they had 2 men there CSC is looking now like going to lose the stage win


And it goes to our friend, Torrent.


The second pack group came 1 minute 56 behind the winner and 1 minute 16 minutes behind the first 'pack'


Stage
1. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom 4h32'22
2. Nico Eeckhout Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
3. Max Richeze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
4. Timofey Kritskiy Gerolsteiner s.t.
5. Rafael Rodríguez Contentpolis - Murcia s.t.
6. Sergei Ivanov Gerolsteiner s.t.
7. Matti Breschel Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
8. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 40
9. Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
10. Pieter Weening Rabobank s.t.

Overall
1. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 8h50'21
2. Bauke Mollema Rabobank + 11
3. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 18
4. Nico Eeckhout Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 35
5. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team + 41
6. Manuel Beltrán Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Rafael Rodríguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 47
8. Matti Breschel Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
9. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom + 54
10. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia + 59

Points
1. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia 20
2. Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott 20
3. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom 20

Mountain
1. Bert De Waele Team CSC - Saxo Bank 23
2. Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step 15
3. Sebastian Schwager Team Milram 14

Nico Eeckhout and Bert De Waele are both riding for CSC
Talking about unrealistic transfers.

So I see that Sella got his form all right, but what are his stats

hmm wait a few minutes and I will post a SS

Not impresive stats for Sella. I don't think he will really count for the final overall rankings in Giro but we will see


And if we are talking about stats take a look at Team Columbia stats now in the middle of the Giro and Volta a Catalunya

torrent who? obviously, he mst be pretty good, if he beats nicko eeckhout and richeze

with that wind anyone could got the win